Friday, December 10, 2004
Hey Nonnie Nonnie
Wow, this has been a full, productive day. I was out the door at 7 a.m., did my rounds of drop-offs, purchased blueberry muffins and bagels for my number two son's State Report on Michigan (blueberries are the state fruit maybe?), then I attended a meeting from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It was longggggg but productive and enjoyable. Then I picked up everyone, went to the post office, grabbed dinner, and returned home after 7:30 p.m.
Let me tell you about my breakfast....for those of you with a discriminating palate, you will enjoy this: I ordered a chicken sausage fritatta. The chicken sausage in and of itself is a treat. It's light and savory, full of herbs and spices, without being "spicy". The fritatta (aka omelette put under the broiler so the cheese gets a little crunchy) had sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, and feta cheese. It was a mouth-watering combination of sweet (tomatoes), savory (pesto), and salty (feta) that just feels like fireworks on your tongue. Was that vivid enough? I saw stars, the earth moved under my feet, I jumped over the moon....Okay, I'll stop already. I had fruit instead of potatoes on the side and a GIANT hot chocolate. I've never seen hot chocolate done quite like this.
My little brother D-Ditty dropped in for a brief moment just to give me a kiss on the cheek and say hello. I happened to be meeting at a restaurant across the street from his home. He's so grown up....he hit the big 3-0 this year. He's shaved his head bald and is keeping his nose to the grindstone as he aspires to become a filmmaker. He's sold three scripts in the last year, after working as a Production Assistant for many years. He attended UCLA School of Film and dropped out just a few credits short of graduation to accept a full-time paying gig for a major network. It's hard when you're young and poor to turn down money over finishing a few classes. Especially here in LA where the cost of living is so high. We're all, collectively, pretty proud of the old boy though. He's distanced himself from the clan, became a vegetarian, and is soul-searching. Last I saw him, he was sharing that he really enjoys Reiki and he was describing his shakrahs to me (forgive me on the spelling). I told him whatever rocks your world is fine with me, but don't fall off in the deep end and come crying that you got bit in your butt. Some of ya'll know what I'm talking 'bout. Anyway, it was wonderful to see him today.
My dear friend Mernie became a blogger today. We're both so excited. This blogging stuff is very liberating, even though I'm a big, fat chicken....I won't use my real name. Ridicule me if you will, but I have children and must maintain a certain sense of decorum :-o) Anyway, Mernie is quite the orator, so I imagine her blog will be quite entertaining. I'm not sure what genre of blog it will be. She may do journal entries, or she may write poetry, short stories, songs, or even screenplays. Never know. It will be a nice retreat for me to sit back, read, enjoy, and be surprised. She might make me ask "Wha?" and what's so nice is I'll be able to get an answer!
The boyz have basketball practice at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning...so much for sleeping in. My brain feels pulverized so I must get some shut-eye. Good night, sweet dreams. OH, I've added my email to the site, so feel free....
- posted by Suzanne @ 9:43 PM
